Commemorative Flight on 100 years of Airmail

The exhibition will largely focus on Aerophilately as India Post celebrates the Centenary of the First Official Airmail Flight that took place in India on 18th February 1911. A ceremonial flight would take place on 12th February 2011 from Allahabad to Naini commemorating the 100 years of the Airmail flight. The flight would carry about 5000 First Day Special Covers with special postmark; a collectors delight being limited editions. A special stamp carrying a special cancellation will be released on 12th February, 2011 to commemorate the event.

The First Official Airmail Flight

Although airborne mail transport had occurred during the nineteenth century, the first Official Airmail was flown in India in 1911.

On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet (1888-1974) carried the official airmail; a sack with about 6,000 cards and letters on his Humber biplane. The plane flew a distance of five miles, from an Allahabad polo field, over the Yamuna River, to Naini. All mails were marked with a large magenta cachet showing a plane within a double lined circle, inscribed First Aerial Post 1911 U.P. Exhibition Allahabad. Pequet was in India flying demonstration flights for the United Provinces Exhibition in Allahabad. Walter Windham (1868-1942), a British aviation pioneer, organized the aerial demonstrations. The event marked the first time airplanes flew in India.

My Stamp
Your Personalized Stamp
One of the most exciting feature of the exhibition is the My Stamp which is being introduced by India Post for the first time in India. Also known as Personalised stamp, My Stamp is a wonderful way to celebrate special occassions such as engagements, birth of a baby, or to send as greetings to loved ones and friends.

Personlized Stamp in 3 Steps!

1. Get your photograph clicked or carry any other photo on which you wish to create your personalised stamp. 2. Choose the template and the theme. 3. Get your My Stamp ready in print.

The template on My Stamp would be printed on the six themes: 1. Trains 2. Aeroplanes 3. Wildlife 4. Panchatantra 5. Sun Signs 6. Taj Mahal Each template is designed on one of the above themes and has 12 personalised stamps perferated on it. One can get their personalised stamps on their favourite photograph on all of the themes mentioned above.

The Philatelic Passport

Having more than 70 countries participating at this exhibition, with a Philatelic Passport, collectors need to travel from country to country by visiting sales booths to buy the stamps and obtain the special datestamp cancellations of that participating country. When it is done, one will have completed his travel around the world. This is very exciting as the activity of traveling through the world would take place at just one venue which is the World Philatelic Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The philatelic passport has stamps with full postal cancellations on each page. These stamps together with the passport will be worth much more than the individual used stamps when removed. There are collectors of these passports. Philatelic Passport aims to create enthusiasm amogst children, stamp lovers, philatelists and visitors. The passport can be obtained from the exhibition directly.

Special Stamp Release

Presentation Pack | Limited Edition

India Post on the occassion of INDIPEX 2011 is bringing out a special stamp on Gandhi Ji to commemorate the event. The stamp will be unique as it will be printed on Khadi, the handspun cotton material that Gandhi Ji held as the symbol of self determination and self reliance. The Presentation Pack will be released by Smt. Pratibha Patil, the President of India on Saturday 12th February 2011 at INDIPEX 2011, the World Philatelic Exhibition being held in New Delhi, the capital of India.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the apostle of truth and non-violence was one the greatest figure of this age. He played a prominent role in Indias freedom struggle giving a new dimension by introducing non-violence as the central credo of protest and agitation. His greatest contribution to the freedom stuggle was in taking the nationalistic movement to the masses and removing the fear of authority from the minds of people.

Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated as the Father of the Nation and has been honored by the world with the issue of numbers of stamps. India issued the first set of four stamps on Mahatma Gandhi on 15th August 1948. Gandhi Ji is the first foreigner to be portrayed on a British stamp and over 102 other countries have issued stamp on him numbering over 300 different designs. Gandhi Ji has reigned supreme in the world of thematic philately given his charsmatic appeal and universal message of peace and harmony.

The Presentation Pack

The Khadi Stamp will be available during the exhibition at the venue, as a Presentation Pack which will also include a miniature sheet. The Presentation Pack is priced at Rs. 250 onlyand a maximum of 10 stamps can be ordered by a single person. Orders for this special stamps can be placed by writing directly to Mr A.S. Kala or pre-ordering them online. Outstation orders will be sent by Speedpost for which necessary charges will apply. The deliveries would start from 12th February 2011.

Collect Your Copy at the Venue!

The Presentation Pack will be available at the venue, but its better to book your copy in advance. The order can be placed online and the Pack collected at the venue by making a direct payment. Simply fill the Pre-Order Form below and choose this as the Mode of Delivery. Carry the copy of the Confirmation Mail that you receive along with the full payment of the amount Rs 250/only for each Presentation Pack you order, and collect your Pack.

Get it Delivered by Post!

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY The Presentation Pack for the overseas buyers is priced at US$5 only. The Pack will be delivered via Registered Post at an additional fixed cost of US$2 per order. The payment (Us$5 x Quantity + US$2) for your order is to be made by electronic transfer to the India Post (Bank & Remittance Details). Please mail a copy of the payment-confirmation to us at wpe2011@indiapost.gov.in for the records. DELIVERY WITHIN INDIA The Presentation Pack can be delivered via Speedpost at an additional fixed cost of Rs.25 only. Simply fill the Pre-Order Form below and choose this as the Mode of Delivery. Send a copy of the Confirmation Mail that you receive along with a Demand Draft of the amount (Rs.250 x Quantity + Rs.25) for your order, made in favour of World Philatelic Exhibition/Indipex-2011 to the following address: Mr. A.S. Kala INDIPEX 2011 Secretariat Room 523 B, Dak Bhawan Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001 Phone: +91 9868445888

INDIPEX 2011

Hi ! The forthcoming biggest philatelic show in India is INDEPEX 2011 . It has brought cheers to the whole philatelic community as India being the the Host of this show. It will give a chance to see World Class Philatelic Exhibits and some Rarest of the rare items of the world. Here is the brochure of the exhibition recently issued by India Post. More details of this exhibition could be see on its official website http://www.indipex2011.com/index.php . My thanks to Mr Sreejesh Krishnan of Trivandrum for this Post. This is all for TodayTill Next PostHave a Great Time !

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